# N237: Bellanca CH400 SKYROCKET - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Bellanca CH400 SKYROCKET](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-ch400-skyrocket) (registry code 1200402, 6 seats) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008) - Data sheets: [TCDS ATC 319](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20319) (Bellanca Aircraft Corporation) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 187 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition - Airworthiness date: June 28, 1979 - Certificate issued: December 6, 2017 - Expires: December 31, 2027 - Mode S code: A22280 - Registered owner: [Shannon Air Museum LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHANNON%20AIR%20MUSEUM%20LLC) - Location: [Fredericksburg, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Fredericksburg) - Owner type: LLC - Owner's area on the map: 38.2115° N, 77.4525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22408, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=237 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N237 From the FAA registry file of October 22, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Pratt & Whitney R-985 model are included. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 2 in force ### Matched by airframe (Bellanca CH400 SKYROCKET) - [AD 79-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/79-07-02): Batteries · Aircraft Parts & Development A, A-2, A-3 and 149 more. Effective Apr 3, 1979 - [AD 76-20-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/76-20-07): Wood Decayed Wing Spars · Bellanca 14-12F-3, 14-13, 14-13-2 and 11 more. Effective Oct 8, 1976 ### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R-985 series) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations None matched to N237. ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N237. ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (11) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the airframe (Bellanca CH400 SKYROCKET) - [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC - [STC SA01282NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01282NY): Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter kit AFC-K015 on aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney radial reciprocating engine Series R-985, R-1340 and R-1830. Airwolf Filter Corporation - [STC SA02825NY PAGE 1](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02825NY%20PAGE%201): Installation of Aerospace Logic Aircraft Instruments. Aerospace Logic Inc - [STC SA2693NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2693NM): Installation of Electronics International digital volt/amp gauges and accessories. Electronics International Inc - [STC SA2687NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2687NM): Installation of Truboplus/ Electronics Int'l gauges and switches. Aero Manufacturing Inc - [STC SA1626NM PAGE 1](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1626NM%20PAGE%201): Installation of Electronics Int'l Digital EGT/CHT Instruments and accessories. (201 Series). Electronics International - [STC SA2350NM PAGE 1](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2350NM%20PAGE%201): Installation of Electronics International Inc digital carburetor/outside air temperature gauges. Electronics International - [STC SA4302NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4302NM): Installation of Electronics Int'l digital automatic engine analyzer. Electronics International - [STC SA3862NM PAGE 1](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA3862NM%20PAGE%201): Installation of Electronics International Primary TIT/EGT/CHT instruments, remote switches and associated accessories. Electronics International - [STC SA2190NM PAGE 1](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2190NM%20PAGE%201): Installation of electronics International Digital Volt/Amp Gauges and Accessories. Electronics International - [STC SA2350NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2350NM) (historical): Installation of Electronics International Inc digital carburetor/outside air temperature gauges listed on the attached continuation sheet and the associated accessories. Electronics International ## Earlier aircraft with N237 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N237 before. - [Cancelled 1963-07-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N237-1963-07-15): Camair 480, S/N 1-073, built 1947. Exported to Switzerland. Owner: [H Bodmer & Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/H%20BODMER%20%26%20CO%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York) - [Cancelled 1933-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N237-1933-05-15): Bellanca CH, S/N 2. Owner: [Columbia Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLUMBIA%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York) - [Cancelled 1930-03-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N237-1930-03-19): Curtiss Wright JN4D, S/N 5319. Owner: [Glasscock Lester](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLASSCOCK%20LESTER), [Riverside, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Riverside) ## Related - Other Bellanca CH400 SKYROCKET aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-ch400-skyrocket/aircraft.md - The Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.